Belt-pulley.



No. 857,303. PATBNTED JUNE 1 1907.

' G. RICHARDS.

BELT PULLEY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1905.

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, ner ends, to the two hub-sections respec l curved plate GEORGE RICHARDS,

OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. BELTQ-PULLEY.

N0. 857,303. Specification of'Letters Patent. Patented June 18, 1907.

Application filed August 9, 1905. Serial No. 273,498-

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that citizen of the United angles to that of Fig. 3. I, GEORGE RICHARDS, a view of one of the clips. States, and a resident of u, u, are the hub sections. of Philadelphia, State of c, c are the pulley arms.

invented an Improvem is the joint at the abutting ends a, b of of which the following the rim.

s are clips inserted in the channels of the he invention relates to that type of comarms.

posite metal belt pulley, whether a Whole I or a split pulley, in which the rim is made clips, arms, and abutting ends of the rim, one from a bent plate or plates encircling the row of bolts extending on one side of the arms of the pulley, particula ly when such 1 joint m and another row of bolts on the other arms are made from rolled bars of channel l side of the joint m. section. The object of the invention is to The clips extend above the channels of the provide a simple and reliable means of secur- 1 arms and side flanges thereon overlie the side ing the arm to the rim at the joint between flanges of the arms. The joint m, it will be the abutting ends of the rim or rim sections. seen, extends opposite the longitudinal cen- The type of composite metal pulleys to ter of the outward bends of the arms. The which my invention more particularly reclips are cut to the desired length from rolled lates included two forms, known as whole bars of a size and section to fit the channel pulleys and split pulleys, and consists of bars from which. the arms are out By two alining hubs or hub sections, made of means of the clips, there is provided asurface steel castings; a series of pairs of arms made sufficiently wide to support theheads of both from rolled bars of channel section, the two rows of rivets, and at the same time permit arms of each pair being secured, at their in- I the rivets to be properlyspaced apart.

On pulleys of medium width, one clip is employed on each side of the rim joint, but on wider pulleys, two or more clips may be used.

When the Fig. 5 is a plan Pennsylvania, have ment in Belt-Pulleys,

tively, and at their outer ends bent oppositely parallel with the pulleyaxis; and a rim, bent to a circular shape, to which the outer bends of the armsare attached. In whole pulleys, the hub sections are each solid in one piece, and the rim, made either solid in one piece and with buta single joint, or in two halves with two joints, is permanently attached to the arms. In split pulleys the hub sections are each made in two halves, bolted together, and the rim is also made in two halves that are removably clamped together at the two joints.

My invention, which is more particularly applicable to whole pulleys, consists of common securing means, hereinafter described, for holding together the abutting ends of the or plates of which the rim is formed and for attaching the arms to the rim at such abutting ends.

In the. drawings; Figure 1 is a side elevation of a whole pulley embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through pulleys are of medium diameter,

circle with but a single joint m. In such a l pulley, other clips 8, of similar size and shape to those already described, are attached to the arms and rim at a point diametrically opposite the joint of the rim, so that the weight on opposite sides of the rim may be equal, whereby perfect balance of the pulley when rotating is maintained.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a composite belt pulley, the combination with the hub, of a rim having at least one joint and pairs of arms extending from the hub, whose outer ends are bent away from each other toward the pulley edges, and underlie and support the rim, a pair of arms extending approximately beneath said joint, the pulley. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail secj a clip underlying the bent outer ends of each arm and two rivets extending through the part of the pulley and showing the rim, arms rim, clip and arm, one rivet engagin the rim Fig. 4 is an enlarged I on one side of said joint and the ot er rivet detail sectional view of the parts illustrated I engaging the rim 011 the other side of said in Fig. 3, the section being taken at right joint.

the rimis made in one piece and rolled to a v 2. In a composite belt pulley, the combi nation with the hub, of a rim having at least one joint, channel arms extending from the hub, whose outer ends are bent away from each other toward the pulley edges and underlie and support the rim, one at least of said arms extending underneath said joint, a clip fitting within the channels of the bent outer end of said arm, and rivets extending 10 through the clip and arm and through the -rim on opposite sides respectively of said joint.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the-presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. RICHARDS.

-Witnesses:

L. H. BERRY, FREDK. W. MYERs. 

